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I covered the national JUCO title game last season in which Herkimer defeated Essex for the title. In cage that day for Herk was Brett Queener, the Penn Yan native who will start in goal for Albany tonight against SU.

Queener originally attended Penn State on scholarship, got in academic trouble and transferred to Herk, where he got his grades in order. He was the difference in the title game, destroying Essex's confidence with several one-on-one rob jobs on the doorstep. He made an unbelievable kick save on one clean breakaway, a feat that is hard enough in hockey but nearly impossible in lacrosse. He also will absolutely get it and run with it if he sees a crack, and he is fast.

Brett didn't even enroll at Albany until January and won the starting job. He's a great kid and a great goalie. Watching him should be entertaining tonight.